SSAutochrome O2 housing. Here we go!

[driver70]

I'm new to DSM's and have only been working on mine for a month now, but I have had previous experience with SSAutoChrome headers. I put them on my '91 Sentra SE-R because they were simply the best bang for the buck, especially for NA. The only header I really comparred the ssa to was the pacesetter, and people always had problems with the paint "burning" off of them. So if anyone ever bought one they'd always have to sand them down and repaint them with high-temp paint before ever installing them. Too much of a pita for me, so I just bought the stainless header from ssa.

When I got the ssa header, the welds looked solid and consistent. The biggest problem that I had was that at every junction of pipe to flange, the pipe was always bigger, and would always abruptly step down in size to the hole in the flange. Sh*t! But after spending quite a few hours with the Dremel and a tungsten carbide cutter bit, I got everything to smooth out enough so it wouldn't choke the flow.

The ssa header was one of the last pieces that I put on my car after putting on a K&N FIPK, iridium plugs, mag wires, advanced timing w/ 93 oct, UR 2-pulley set, lightened flywheel with ACT clutch kit, ES motor mount inserts, and a Nismo thermostat. The SSAutoChrome header was By Far the biggest power adder of any of the previous mods. And IMO it's hard to get any good gains on an NA engine.

Almost a year later, the stainless steel wasn't so stainless, don't know if that's normal, but it was still maybe at 50%. $170 shipped for a header was the greatest bang for the buck mod that I ever got in that car, and just yesterday I didn't hesitate to buy one of the SSAutoChrome o2 housings when I saw them on Ebay. I didn't bat an eylash spending just over $100 shipped for one, and I'm sure it'll flow more than my stock unported 1g o2 housing, and I probably won't have to touch it again for as long as I own my DSM.

I hope I don't burst into flames for saying something good about SSAutoChrome and writing a long post!

 

[driver70]

now i can get back to fixing my leaking intercooler with jb weld, finish testing for boost and vacuum leaks, and then finally install my joe p mbc and use the boost gauge I installed last night.

 

[1991gs-t]

I just bought one....ill let u guys know how it goes

 

[1991gs-t]

Whelp....it came in today in the mail, and i can't say that im very happy with it. There were 3 issues that i had found of before i even mounted it on my 50 trim. 1) The holes in the flange made to bolt up to the exhaust housing dont line up, but probably will with some grinding. 2) For those of you with the larger 38mm internal gate like I have, you will be very dissapointed. The flapper actually hits the dump line way before it reached its fully open position, which would decrease flow tremendously since it only opens about 2/3 of the way if not less. And finally its 2.5" not 3" which is whats mentioned in the auction.

Other than that, welds look "ok", but I dont know how long they will last. Looks pretty, but we all know how well "pretty things" usually work. Honestly, this thing is gonna be retured asap. Hope this helps and gives you guys some insight.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

thanks for the info, return it BEFORE you leave negative feedback. for one, they may just stick you for your money if you leave neg. feedback, and 2 they'll be nicer if feedback isn't left, in hopes you'll leave a positive

it seems street surgeon has dissappeared ?

 

[Boostn4]

While looking for a new exhaust on the internet I came across this little number....
http://www.turbowholesale.com/.sc/m...SM o2 Housing W^2FDump - 90-94 Talon, Eclipse

I guess these guys can get away with selling a $95.00 O2 housing for 300 dollars .

 

[Street Surgeon]

it seems street surgeon has dissappeared ?

Nah... Mine bolted directly to my PTE 50 trim, buuuuut I'm deployed, and therefore cannot tell you if or how it works out since it's not on the car yet. Cheers.

 

[Gunslinger]

i was hunting EBAY and came across this O2 housing and external dump, so i did a search here and found this thread....
whats everyone's opinion on this item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7969046421&category=33742

Guns

 

[kicker91laser]

looks ok, I wonder how the mild steel would hold up? Now everyone with a leaking oil return line could torch the oil as it dripped off at full boost

 

[xxREVERBxx]

Just got mine in about a week ago. So far its holding up real well. Drove to San Francisco from stockton (1 1/2 hours away) averaged about 80mph So i think i heated it up pretty well. Popped the hood and didn't see any problems yet. Hope fully this is a good performance part for cheap.

~Franklin

 

[allgripnoslip]

haaaaaaayyyyyeeeee thats the one i just got outbidded on those look like a decent product

 

[Nayr747]

I would never buy anything from those douches. Have you read what they say to the negative feedbacks? Here's some quotes:

"GO HOLD YOUR MOMMAS DRESS AND YANK ON IT YOU SNIVELING PUKE CRYBABY"

"PROUD TO LEAVE NEG FB FOR THIS CHILD CRY BABY SMALL YELLOW BUS RIDING SISSY"

"Moron - This is KNOWN it is a SPOOF FROM PROSTREET to further their business"

"You are unbelievable - you actually leave NFB for this ? YOU SCHMUCK - GET LOST"

"AS DISCUSSED - WE SENT THE SR20DET / RE-SENT RB20 = NO NEED FOR FB YOU PUNK"

Reply by aljedo: This is retaliation feedback from biggest a-hole on e-bay. I paid at auction end Apr-07-05 06:08
Follow-up by www.ssau0tochrome.com: NO - THIS IS RETALATION - YOU ARE A YELLOW BUS RIDING FOOL PIGLET FACE Apr-07-05 10:08

"HE CRIES AND COMPLAINS - HAS A BAD ATTITUDE - AND DOES NOT KNOW THAT STAINLESS"

Reply by aljedo: I gave WELL deserved bad feedback to SSAUTOCHROME. he retaliated like an arse Apr-07-05 06:10
Follow-up by www0.ssautochrome.com: LISTEN PUNKEN SE DEUCSHE - 409 STAINLESS WILL MAKE YOUR LITTLE GREEN MACHINE Apr-07-05 10:10

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? YOU ARE A CONSPIRICY THEORIEST ? GO AWAY FREAK !

Yeah right - lets see - INVOICE AUTO EMAILED to you - sound like a rat head F-

WE CAN REMOVE THE STRIKE YOU SISSY PANTS - IT IS AUTOMATIC FROM EBAY - PISS ANT

"Mad because the Hockey season was closed this year - likes Peanut butter"

I mean WTF, these are by far the rudest people I have ever seen.

You would think this company would go out of bussiness but think about it, people ussually leave feadback before they've tested it out and if they do leave negative feedback it gets lost in the THOUSANDS of other sales. I mean, look through they're feedback. They sell like 15,000 things a month. It's insane, especially for such a shitty company. Also, any company that blatently lies about it's products and treats it's costumers like they do would be shut down but they have slipped through the ebay cracks and keep on going.

Many poeple have also said that SSA holds feedback so that you cant leave negative feeback. I dont care if they sold the o2 for 5 dollars, I would never buy their crap. I hope it holds up for all you who bought one though.

 

[TransAmConvert]

Has anyone seen/used this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=7970737025&rd=1

looks similar, but with a better entry angle. Pretty cheap too.

Also,

YOU ARE A YELLOW BUS RIDING FOOL PIGLET FACE

that shit is hilarious.

 

[Royalty]

those weld look like they were done with a soldering iron

 

[oldman]

I would never buy anything from those douches. Have you read what they say to the negative feedbacks? Here's some quotes:

"GO HOLD YOUR MOMMAS DRESS AND YANK ON IT YOU SNIVELING PUKE CRYBABY"

"PROUD TO LEAVE NEG FB FOR THIS CHILD CRY BABY SMALL YELLOW BUS RIDING SISSY"

"Moron - This is KNOWN it is a SPOOF FROM PROSTREET to further their business"

"You are unbelievable - you actually leave NFB for this ? YOU SCHMUCK - GET LOST"

"AS DISCUSSED - WE SENT THE SR20DET / RE-SENT RB20 = NO NEED FOR FB YOU PUNK"

Reply by aljedo: This is retaliation feedback from biggest a-hole on e-bay. I paid at auction end Apr-07-05 06:08
Follow-up by www.ssau0tochrome.com: NO - THIS IS RETALATION - YOU ARE A YELLOW BUS RIDING FOOL PIGLET FACE Apr-07-05 10:08

"HE CRIES AND COMPLAINS - HAS A BAD ATTITUDE - AND DOES NOT KNOW THAT STAINLESS"

Reply by aljedo: I gave WELL deserved bad feedback to SSAUTOCHROME. he retaliated like an arse Apr-07-05 06:10
Follow-up by www0.ssautochrome.com: LISTEN PUNKEN SE DEUCSHE - 409 STAINLESS WILL MAKE YOUR LITTLE GREEN MACHINE Apr-07-05 10:10

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? YOU ARE A CONSPIRICY THEORIEST ? GO AWAY FREAK !

Yeah right - lets see - INVOICE AUTO EMAILED to you - sound like a rat head F-

WE CAN REMOVE THE STRIKE YOU SISSY PANTS - IT IS AUTOMATIC FROM EBAY - PISS ANT

"Mad because the Hockey season was closed this year - likes Peanut butter"

I mean WTF, these are by far the rudest people I have ever seen.

You would think this company would go out of bussiness but think about it, people ussually leave feadback before they've tested it out and if they do leave negative feedback it gets lost in the THOUSANDS of other sales. I mean, look through they're feedback. They sell like 15,000 things a month. It's insane, especially for such a shitty company. Also, any company that blatently lies about it's products and treats it's costumers like they do would be shut down but they have slipped through the ebay cracks and keep on going.

Many poeple have also said that SSA holds feedback so that you cant leave negative feeback. I dont care if they sold the o2 for 5 dollars, I would never buy their crap. I hope it holds up for all you who bought one though.

Exactly why I didn't go for it 2 months ago. I don't care if they make the best o2 housing on earth for $2, people like that will never get a dime from me. Their feedback page should actually look a lot worst if everyone waited about 3 months before they leave feedback.

 

[maximumbob]

Has anyone seen/used this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=7970737025&rd=1

looks similar, but with a better entry angle. Pretty cheap too.

Also,

YOU ARE A YELLOW BUS RIDING FOOL PIGLET FACE

that shit is hilarious.

That's a punishment racing housing...you should be able to find out more by searching about them. Apparently they rust because they are mild steel instead of stainless, although stainless is an option from their website.

 

[DSMTommy]

I have some positive things to say. They sent me There new FMIC kit, O2 dump and Manifold to test out. I have no problems with any of these items. The one pipe on the FMIC kit was to long so I called them and they made me a new one. I like there stuff... As far as discoloration, any stainless will do that under imense heat. They do have nice products and pretty good customer service....

 

[LookDadNoBdyKit]

I highly recommend NS Fabrication o2 housings

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=7970823974&rd=1

Come in flavor of internal/external. Very cheap prices for very high quality product & free shipping to top it off.

I know Nick, the fabricator personally and he does a GREAT job on these. Deffinetly consider them if you are looking for o2 housings.

 

[tom1995tsi]

The dump tube doesnt go down very far on that one though..

 

[LookDadNoBdyKit]

The dump tube doesnt go down very far on that one though..

If you read closely on the auction, it says that the actual product now actually has the dump tube extended down farther so it dumps the exhaust gas under the car and not in the engine bay.

 

[masemn]

HEY GUYS WE ALL WISH WE COULD CALL THEM"FORIENGERS" DICKHEADS ARE FROM THE HILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA'THEY ALSO GO BY THE NAME OF XS-POWER FOOLISHLY BOUGHT ONE OF THERE 300.00 TURBOS W/YEAR WARRENTY THINKIN THEY MAY BACK IT UP,SEALS WERE OUT IN 2 HRS.!!! THEY SCREWED ME,SO IN TURN i WAS THE WINNING BIDDER ON ABOUT A DOZEN OF THERE TURBO'S AND SCRAFICED MY EBAY MEMBERSHIP!!up there ass!!

 

[jimwross]

Here's an update:

The O2 Housing held up fine, but as it was stated before if you have a 38mm Wastegate you'll be dissapointed.

Its not impossible to fix, you can grind the flange out and it will still work, otherwise it will get stuck open. The stainless steel does shrink and expand quite a bit, so I would recommend using some good quality bolts or you'll have quite the time taking it off your downpipe.

Next, be very, very careful with your O2 sensor. Mine got stuck in there from the shrinking / expanding. If I were to do it again, I'd get a bung welded on to my downpipe and put the O2 sensor there, and keep the plug in the o2 housing.

 

[NyQuiL07]

I highly recommend NS Fabrication o2 housings

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=7970823974&rd=1

Come in flavor of internal/external. Very cheap prices for very high quality product & free shipping to top it off.

I know Nick, the fabricator personally and he does a GREAT job on these. Deffinetly consider them if you are looking for o2 housings.

I have one of these units and they are great.
only downfall is its been about a month and a half after use and a very small amount of paint is starting to peel off, but thats no biggie.

 

[Street Surgeon]

It's pretty common for the O2 sensor to get stuck in ANY O2 housing, I always put some nickel grease on the threads before I put those monkeys in and have never had a problem since

 

[psychlow]

O2 sensors are bitches in almost all cars.

Especially cheap cars, like Hyundai Elantras, where they cheap out on their exhaust manifolds and don't use antisieze. So, instead of removing the OEM sensor from the manifold, you break off a chunk of the exhaust manifold with the sensor.

Not that I'd know from experience.